About Where You Live..

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  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    edited May 2017
    What's the geography like?
    Mountains, deserts, lakes.

    The language?
    Mostly English of the western U.S. variety.

    What kind of stereotypes or generalizations might exist about your place?
    Border to border gambling and legal prostitution. Many equate Las Vegas with the whole state.

    Local sights?
    Tahoe

    Well known foods to your part of the world?
    24-hour all-you-can-eat buffets and 99 cent shrimp cocktails (file also under stereotypes)
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  • dwrightlaw
    dwrightlaw Posts: 804 Member
    As a former military brat, I've lived all over & travelled to just about every US state. I've lived in SC, TN, NV, WA, HI, CA, CT, UT, AR...currently AZ...I absolutely love Arizona, it's an awesome place to live. So much to do, I'm in southern AZ...3/4 of the yr the weather is a dream, lots of outdoor activities...just a short drive up the mtn is a ski resort. The people are cool, mostly laid back. Although we get a huge influx of "snow birds" from cold weather places...generally elderly ppl that drive horribly, but when it starts getting hot they leave again :)
    I loved Hawaii too, for obvious reasons. I was not a huge fan of Arkansas, it's pretty there but just not for me, same for Utah.

    I'd love to travel outside the U.S., on my bucket list to go to England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Italy & Spain...as well as Africa, well pretty much I'm up to go just about anywhere. I definitely inherited wanderlust from my dad!



  • dwrightlaw
    dwrightlaw Posts: 804 Member
    Avocado_Angel wrote: »
    Iv been born and bred on the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland

    Weather is shite 80% of the time

    People are a mixed bag, drug addicts, homeless people, strange people, artists, the hopeless, the higher class, the trendys (people preoccupied with fashion) the misunderstood, the buskers, the uneducated (we call them NEDS) stands for non-educated-delinquents, characters, immigrants, Muslims, Pakistanis, polish, etc. We have every race staying here.

    You need a thick skin to survive sometimes depending on your situation, people here can sniff out a weakling a mile away and will react as such.

    Lots of lost people, but lots of absolute diamonds.

    Good shopping centres, every shop you can imagine, varied churches that support gay/different people. Inclusivity is a big thing here, everyone is welcome and offered understanding.

    Brilliant sense of humour, wit and great banter

    Very friendly people, will give you the shirt off their own back to help you.

    Amazing landscapes, scenery, history and people

    My dad routinely went to Scotland while in military, unfortunately, I never got to go but he brought back some porcelain dolls wearing kilts when I was little...still have them. I love the accent. I'm obsessed with Scottish & British history...i hope to visit someday
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  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    CanesGalactica wrote: »
    So another thread I was participating got me curious about where other people live. Some of us have lived in multiple places, others have lived in the same place their entire life. I want to know about where you wonderful people live.

    Do you like it there?
    How are the people? The sights?
    How do you get around?
    What's the geography like? The language?
    What kind of stereotypes or generalizations might exist about your place?
    Local sights? Well known foods to your part of the world?
    Unusual facts about there?
    Is there a more commonly heard musical choice where you live?

    I really am curious about it all. Good, bad and weird. I may ask you more questions as the cultures and geographies of the world outside of where I've been interest me greatly, even where I live.

    I live in a town famous only for the water tower on the interstate highway.
    I like it, but that's compared to some of the places I've lived before. My previous home was in high crime neighborhood and there are many reasons to be happy I'm not there. After all, my present neighborhood has had only one murder in the past 20 years. The old one had 2 in 10.
    How are the people? Grumpy.
    The sights? There are none. It's flat around here.
    How do I get around? I drive 26 miles to work. I ride bicycle on a paved trail that runs through 2 towns for 7 miles for some exercise. I am within 1 mile of hardware, grocery, gas, and church.
    I speak English. I'm able to read and understand some German, Italian, French, and Spanish. I'm studying Swahili.
    I've got some distant relatives by marriage in Africa so I'd like to understand them on facebook.
    What kind of stereotypes might exist about my place?
    That water tower has a picture of a football player with a pitchfork, with notations that the team colors so represented won the state's top championship in 1993 and 1996. There's a rodeo ground in the town owned by Warren Buffett and managed by Walt Garrison. I figure that's plenty stereotypical. I don't have a horse, but I do have a cousin who married into a ranching dynasty which operates hundreds of horses to tend thousands of cattle on hundreds of thousands of acres. That's the 06 Ranch.
    Local sights? There are none unless you expand your views to the counties of Dallas and Tarrant south of here, each of which have world best museums.
    Well known foods? It's Texas, from whence arose Tex-Mex.
    Unusual facts: We recycle our sewage and send it to Houston.
    Commonly heard music? It's all commonly heard here.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

    I speak English. I'm able to read and understand some German, Italian, French, and Spanish. I'm studying Swahili.
    I've got some distant relatives by marriage in Africa so I'd like to understand them on facebook.

    That's quite a lot of languages! How hard is Swahili to learn?
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    Haha Fermented sheep balls, Fermented shark.. Haggis, blood sausage, dried fish... Skyr.. Basically we'll known viking food.

    Have you actually tried any of those foods?? I've heard of haggis and Skyr, but did not know about the fermented oddities.
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    Our president is in the telephone book and you can call him

    You're pulling my leg, right?
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    If you don't like the weather, just wait 5 min and it'll change.

    Hey, wait.. we say that in Missouri all the time! Funny that other places in the world use this phrase, too!

    Thanks for sharing with me!


  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    CanesGalactica wrote: »
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    Haha Fermented sheep balls, Fermented shark.. Haggis, blood sausage, dried fish... Skyr.. Basically we'll known viking food.

    Have you actually tried any of those foods?? I've heard of haggis and Skyr, but did not know about the fermented oddities.
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    Our president is in the telephone book and you can call him

    You're pulling my leg, right?
    Gimsteinn1 wrote: »
    If you don't like the weather, just wait 5 min and it'll change.

    Hey, wait.. we say that in Missouri all the time! Funny that other places in the world use this phrase, too!

    Thanks for sharing with me!


    I've tried them all, it's just food and I eat skyr almost daily.

    Haha nope. Even our priminister is in the phonebook. They're just people.. Why shouldn't they be in the phone boom? Lol

    Lol you do? I had no idea haha

    Oh oh, if you've tried them, were they tasty? I love trying new foods and I'm adventurous. I'm over here slowly amassing a list of "foods I want to eat before I die", lol.

    And sure they're people.. but you won't ever see the White House numbers listed in a phone book (at least not that I know of). I'm convinced half of our political people aren't really people, but possibly robots.
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    CanesGalactica wrote: »
    So another thread I was participating got me curious about where other people live. Some of us have lived in multiple places, others have lived in the same place their entire life. I want to know about where you wonderful people live.

    Do you like it there?
    How are the people? The sights?
    How do you get around?
    What's the geography like? The language?
    What kind of stereotypes or generalizations might exist about your place?
    Local sights? Well known foods to your part of the world?
    Unusual facts about there?
    Is there a more commonly heard musical choice where you live?

    I really am curious about it all. Good, bad and weird. I may ask you more questions as the cultures and geographies of the world outside of where I've been interest me greatly, even where I live.

    1. Sort of.
    2. The people are really nice, actually. Not many sights here in suburbia.
    3. I get around in a Jetsons flying car. Just kidding, it's a Chevy. But I wish it were a Jetsons flying car.
    4. Geography: hilly around valleys, generally. The west coast is pretty rocky.
    5. Language: Spanish, but occasionally English.
    6. Stereotypes: girls in SoCal all have boob jobs, are giggly, blonde, tall and tan; guys are all metrosexuals; everybody is at the beach all the time.
    7. Local sights - by me, not so much in that direction, but in Los Angeles proper, well, everybody knows about L.A.
    8. Unusual facts: the guy who created Gumby, Tony Robbins, the kid from Mask and Snoop all lived in my town at one time.
    9. Music: oh wow, every possible type of music, seriously.
  • kschwab0203
    kschwab0203 Posts: 610 Member
    CanesGalactica wrote: »
    kschwab0203 wrote: »
    I live currently in New Orleans where I was born and raised. I lived in Las Vegas for about 5 years when I was in my twenties. I hated it.

    The people in New Orleans are as eclectic and full of culture as our great city. The people in our city have deep roots and often never leave. And if they do, they always come back. It is a city that lives in you.

    Obviously we have the French Quarter which probably the #1 tourist spot here in NOLA.

    The land is flat and swampy (outside the city) and especially humid during summer months. The mosquitoes here will carry you away.

    I'd definitely say we have our own way of talking around here. Most locals refer to people with strong New Orleans accents as being "YATTY."

    Cajun/Creole or Soul Food is our city's most famous type of food. There are also really good Italian and Creole/Italian restaurants that IMO do not get the attention they deserve.

    Fun Fact: We have the Causeway bridge which stretches from one side of Lake Pontchartrain to the other and is 24 miles long over water.

    Jazz music is most commonly associated with our city. I'd say locals listen to a range of music from country, to pop, to rap, etc.

    Oh, and most people are die hard Saints fans. Whether we go to the games with paper bags on our heads because they are so terrible or are out in the streets cheering as one united city because they just won the Superbowl just about everyone is itching for football season.

    I love my city and really wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

    What would you suggest to someone trying the local food for the first time? I've visited before, but didn't get to stay for long, which is a pity. Your city has a very rich and interesting history. :)

    I'd tell you to go get a Muffuletta from Central Grocery or Blood Mary and a sandwich from Maspero's or some creole/Italian food from Adolfo's.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 1,249 Member
    Horsham, West Sussex, UK
    Do you like it there? Yes
    How are the people? The people are mostly nice,
    The sights? a couple of run down areas
    How do you get around? Car, Motorcycle, Running, Cycling or walking
    What's the geography like? Relatively flat, no volcanoes,
    The language? most speak english
    What kind of stereotypes or generalizations might exist about your place? Posh people town, old people town
    Local sights? None I know of...
    Well known foods to your part of the world? Not much to say here, typical british food, a couple of Michelin Star restaurants
    Unusual facts about there? It was an ancient Market Village. It goes back to 947AD
    Is there a more commonly heard musical choice where you live? Nope, bit of everything
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    CanesGalactica wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

    I speak English. I'm able to read and understand some German, Italian, French, and Spanish. I'm studying Swahili.
    I've got some distant relatives by marriage in Africa so I'd like to understand them on facebook.

    That's quite a lot of languages! How hard is Swahili to learn?

    I don't know yet. duolingo.com doesn't do well at recognizing correct responses for Swahili.
    You study one Romance language, you've studied them all.
    English is partly German, so that's really not an impressive achievement.
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